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LABIATE. XLVIII. MICROMERIA. 



Small-flowered Micromeria. Shrub. 



12 M. TE'NUIS (Benth. lab. p. 374. and 731.) suffruticose, 

 procumbent ; branches ascending, clothed with floccose wool ; 

 leaves sessile, linear, acute, quite entire, with revolute margins, 

 woolly ; whorls 2-6-flowered ; calyxes sessile : teeth subulate, 

 stiff, longer than the breadth of the tube. ^ . F. Native of the 

 Canary Islands, on the mountains. Satureia tennis, Link, in L. 

 de Buch, beschr. can. ins. p. 143. M. lanata, Benth. lab. p. 

 374. Floriferous branches densely leafy. Flowers usually soli- 

 tary, axillary, rather shorter than the floral leaves. Corolla 

 hardly exceeding the calycine teeth. 



Slender Micromeria. Shrub procumbent. 



13 M. LANA'TA (Benth. lab. p. 731.) suffruticose, procum- 

 bent ; branches ascending, clothed with floccose wool ; leaves 

 sessile, linear, obtuse, quite entire, with revolute margins, 

 woolly; whorls 6-10-flowered ; cymes pedunculate; calyxes 

 sessile : teeth short, soft, tomentose. >j . F. Native of the 

 Canary Islands, on the mountains. Satureia lanata, Link, in L. 

 de Buch. beschr. can. ins. p. 143. M. tenuis, Benth. lab. p. 

 374. Very nearly allied to M. tenuis. 



Woolly Micromeria. Shrub procumbent. 



14 M. VA'RIA (Benth. lab. p. 374.) sufFruticose, procumbent, 

 pubescent, or villous ; leaves sessile : lower ones ovate : upper 

 ones lanceolate, subfasciculate in the axils, all obtuse, with revo- 

 lute edges, rather canescent beneath ; flowers minute, sessile, 

 disposed in pedunculate or sessile fascicles ; bracteas minute ; 

 calyx tubular, pubescent, shorter than the floral leaves : throat 

 villous inside. T? . F. Native of the Canary Islands, very 

 common. Satureia varia, Berth, et Webb, mss. Thymus 

 ericsefolius, Roth. cat. 2. p. 50. ex Willd. enum. 624. Thymus 

 inodorus, Benth. in Linnsea, 6. p. 77. but not of Desf. Satu- 

 reia thymoides, Lowe, prim. fl. mader. p. 19. Stems much 

 branched. Calyx often purplish. Corolla purplish, hardly ex- 

 ceeding the calyx. 



Various Micromeria. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1806. PI. pro- 

 cumbent. 



15 M. APPROXIMA'TA (Rchb. fl. germ. exc. p. 859.) sufFruti- 

 cose, procumbent, pubescent, or villous ; leaves sessile, lanceo- 

 late ; superior leaves linear, somewhat fascicled, all bluntish, 

 with subrevolute edges ; flowers on short pedicels ; bracteas 

 equalling the pedicels ; calyx tubular, pubescent : throat vil- 

 lous inside. Jj . F. Native of the region of the Mediterra- 

 nean, on dry hills ; as of Sicily, Naples, Albania. Satureia fas- 

 ciculata, Rafin. prec. p. 39. Satureia approximate, Biv. manip. 

 5. p. 13. Thymus fruticulosus, Bert, amcen. ital. p. 101. Very 

 nearly allied to M. varia; but differs in the flowers being almost 

 twice the size ; and in the leaves being longer. Corolla purple, 

 twice as long as the calyx. 



Approximate-leaved. Micromeria. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1822. 

 Shrub procumbent. 



16 M. INODORA (Benth. lab. p. 375.) suffruticose ; branches 

 pubescent ; leaves sessile, very numerous, fascicled, small, lan- 

 ceolate, obtuse, with revolute edges, canescent, ciliated ; whorls 

 few-flowered ; flowers almost sessile, among the fascicles of the 

 leaves ; bracteas minute ; calyx tubular, almost glabrous : throat 

 villous inside. Tj F- Native of Algiers, on arid hills, and 

 the Balearic Islands. Thymus inodbrus, Desf. fl. all. 2. p. 30. t. 

 129. Shrub much branched, erect. Corolla purple, longer 

 than the calyx : lobes all obtuse, entire. This differs from M. 

 varia, in the stem being more erect ; in the leaves being smaller, 

 more numerous, and narrower. This is probably the same as 

 the preceding. 



Scent/ess Micromeria. Shrub 1 foot. 



17 M. DENSIFLORA (Benth. lab. p. 375.) suffruticose, diffuse, 

 glabrous ; branches short ; leaves approximate, sessile, lanceo- 

 late-linear, acute, with revolute margins ; floral leaves equalling 



the calyxes; whorls about 10-flowered, densely approximate 

 into ovate spikes ; calyxes sessile, tubular, almost glabrous, 

 having the throat villous inside, and the teeth lanceolate-subu- 

 late, erect, scarcely so long as the breadth of the tube. ^2 F. 

 Native of the Canary Islands, Broussonet. Habit of Thymus 

 Serpyllum, var. angustifblia. Leaves green above, and canes- 

 cent beneath. Calyx purplish. Corolla purple, a little longer 

 than the calyx, glabrous. Style almost equally bifid. 

 Dense-flowered Micromeria. Shrub diffuse. 



18 M. FORBE'SII (Benth. lab. p. 376.) pubescent, suffruti- 

 cose, procumbent; branches ascending; leaves almost sessile, 

 ovate, obtuse, rounded at the base, flat, or with subrevolute 

 edges, pubescent on both surfaces ; floral leaves exceeding the 

 flowers a little ; whorls dense, few-flowered ; calyxes almost 

 sessile, ovate-cylindrical : teeth short, setaceous, shorter than 

 the corolla : throat villous inside. Tj . F. Native of the 

 Island of St. Nicholas, one of the Cape Verds. This differs 

 from M. Tener'tffee, in the pubescence, stronger branches, 

 larger, more numerous leaves, and shorter, almost sessile 

 calyxes. 



Forbes's Micromeria. Shrub. 



19 M. CANE'SCENS (Guss. pi. rar. p. 228. t. 42. prod. fl. sic. 

 2. p. 120.) canescent from villi ; stem slender ; lower leaves 

 ovate : upper ones lanceolate-linear, acute ; peduncles axillary, 

 2-7-flowered, solitary or twin, rather secund ; bracteas short, 

 about equal in length to the pedicels ; calyx very villous. Jj . 

 F. Native of Sicily, on arid calcareous hills. Corolla purple. 

 Allied to M. Gr<e~ca. 



Canescent Micromeria. Shrub ^ to 1 foot. 



20 M. NERVOSA (Benth. lab. p. 376.) pubescent, suffruticose; 

 branches ascending ; leaves sessile, all ovate, acute, quite entire, 

 flat, or with rather revolute margins ; whorls many-flowered : 

 superior ones approximate ; fascicles of flowers loose, scarcely 

 pedunculate ; bracteas very short ; calyx pilose, with spreading 

 setaceous teeth : throat rather villous inside, fy . F. Native 

 of the region of the Mediterranean, on dry arid hills, and in the 

 fissures of rocks ; as of Mount Atlas, South of Sicily ; Naples, 

 by the sea side ; Grecian Islands, and Lybia. Satureia nervosa, 

 Desf. fl. all. 2. p. 9. t. 121. f. 2. Satureia filiformis, Tenor, 

 prod, and marin. viag. bot. 1. p. 299. ex Tenore, syll. p. 279. 

 Thymus filiformis, Sieb. pi. cret. exs. but not of Lin. Thymus 

 Mastichina, Smith, prod. fl. graec. but not of Lin. Branches 

 simple. Corollas hardly longer than the calyx, red : upper lip 

 shortly emarginate. 



Nerved Micromeria. Shrub g to 1 foot. 



21 M. MICROPHY'LLA (Benth. lab. p. 377.) suffruticose, nearly 

 glabrous, pubescent, or villously canescent ; branches filiform ; 

 leaves small, ovate or oblong, obtuse, flat, or with subrevolute 

 margins; fascicles of flowers pedunculate, loose, many-flowered; 

 bracteas about equal in length to the pedicels; calyxes ovate, 

 almost glabrous, or covered with short villi : throat rather vil- 

 lous inside. ^ F. Native of the region of the Mediterra- 

 nean ; as in the fissures of rocks on Mount Atlas ; Sicily, on 

 arid hills ; Naples, and Island of Melita. Stems decumbent. 

 Corollas purple. 



Var. a, glabriuscula (Benth. lab. p. 377.) small, pale green, 

 nearly all glabrous. ^ F. Satureia microphylla, var, a, 

 Guss, prod. fl. sic. 2. p. 120. Thymus Teneriffae, Hortul. but 

 not of Pers. Satureia Teneriffae, Link, enum. 2. p. 101. 



Var. fl, villbsa (Benth. lab. p. 377.) plant firmer, often pur- 

 plish or canescent ; stems and calyxes villous. J? . F. Satu- 

 reia microphylla, b. c. d. Guss. prod. fl. sic. 2. p. 120, 121. 

 Thymus microphyllus, D'Urv. enum. in mem. soc. Lin. par. 

 327. Satureia filiformis, Desf. fl. atl. 2. p. 8. t. 121. f. 1. ? 



Small-leaved Micromeria. Fl. June, July. Clt. ? Shrub i 

 to 1 foot. 



